CVE-2003-1461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).

Published: 2007-10-23

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1451	Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00252.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3283
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320323
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7489
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11919
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4897

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-23T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:03.536Z

Reserved: 2007-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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